comprehensible, comprehensive

comprehensible, comprehensive
Although these words have different spellings, pronunciations, and meanings, they are sometimes confused. The first means "intelligible," "capable of being known or understood." Comprehensive means "including much," "large in content or scope." Examples: "What you say is so exaggerated as not to be comprehensible." "This book provides a comprehensive study of the topic."

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